01x09 - The Long Flight

[bunniefuu]

Ha! Okay, 30-love.


ready, bubba? I'm always ready.

Why didn't you return it?

Return it? I didn't even see it!

All right, match point, you guys.

- I-i got it!
- i got it!

\-
hgot it!

\-
hgot

it! I got it! I got it!

What a team.

that's game, set and

match. nice goin', honey.
Thank you, dad.

The braddocks take
in three straight sets. Nice game, bub.

Captain.

\-
hski,

thanks.

Daughter's home from

college, all of a sudden
he's John mcenroe.

It does help to have a member

of the college tennis
team in the family.

College tennis team?

Well, look at it this way, fellas.

I figure with tuition, room and

board, cost me about


She's worth every penny.

You're right about it, Frank.

You know, I think
young wonderlove is attracted to you.

Now you sound just like a father,

thinking that
every man is attracted to me.

Only the smart ones, my dear.

Well, I think all the
men in your group are pretty good guys.

I mean, Frank chaney's a sweetheart.

He's headstrong,
insubordinate, and he's a hotshot pilot.

Just like Ed braddock, before he

settled down behind a
desk and got respectable.

Now, who told you all that?

Don't you
think mom used to talk about it?

Yeah, I guess she did.

She loved you a lot, dad.

I know.

Sorry, honey. We're
outta milk. It'll only take a minute.

Oh, and get the
nonfat kind. It's better for you.

Amy, you sound
more like your mother every day.

Hi. hi.

Would you please
tell me where fourth street is?

I think it's about...



- get in the van!

- Let's move! let's move!
- Daddy!

Amy!

Stop!

police officer! I need
your car! wait a minute!

Get outta the car!

We're trying to I.D.
The kidnap vehicle right now, sir.

No, sir, I'm
afraid I can't answer that.

Yes, sir. I understand, and we

appreciate your concern.
I'll keep you informed.

Good-bye, sir.

What'd commander henley say?

He's wondering if, uh, someone besides

the captain should take
over the investigation.

That makes sense to me.

It's not gonna make
sense to him. Frank, another reporter.

any
update?

No. Just verify the captain's
daughter has been kidnapped.

No suspects. frank,
we've I.D.'D the van.

It was stolen in chula vista.

Reported into the chula
vista P.D. At 1700 hours yesterday afternoon.

no suspects.

Terrific. We're right
back to ground zero.

Well, anything? J.J.,
get me the mayor on the phone right now.

The van was stolen in chula
vista yesterday afternoon. No suspects.

And? hey,

captain, we're
trying.

Yeah, I know you are, guys.

Talk to you a minute, captain?

Yeah, sure, Frank. Come on in.

Sir, uh...

I've never had
any children of my own, but...

Thanks, Frank. I
know what you're trying to say.

Well, there's something
else, sir. Commander henley called.

He's wondering if it might not be a

better idea if someone else
took over the investigation.

Really?

You saying you agree with him?

It's something you should think about.

Now look,
Frank, I'm not just Amy's father.

I'm also the captain of this unit,

and there's no way I'm gonna

sit at home and let
somebody else do this.

There's no way.

Yes, sir.

Snap it up! We're already behind

schedule! no!

No! No! No!

Hey, knock it off, baby!

We've been nice to you.

You want that to change?
uh-uh.

that's better.

A little word of advice.

One more sound out
of you, and this is what you'll get.

You got that?

All right, let's go.

That's sergeant
enrico from central, right?

Call me the
minute you hear anything further.

they
found the van? Yes, sir.

In the desert,
about 24 miles east of San Diego.

From the tire tracks, it

appears that Amy was
switched to another vehicle.

Why don't we
go down there and take a look?

San Diego P.D.'S
been over the entire area. Sir.

They've lifted some pretty good prints.

They're running them by now.

Well, good may... maybe
we're finally gettin' someplace, guys.

Sir, the van was riddled with b*ll*ts.

There were signs of a
struggle and drag marks in the dirt.

Thanks for tellin' me, Frank.

Hey, captain, don't
you think you've had enough for today?

Makes me feel better, bubba.

You'll open a hole in
this bag if you keep goin' at this rate.

At least a few minutes
more. Captain, we just heard from San Diego.

Got positive
I.D.'S on three sets of prints.

they know who took

Amy? That's right. Three
convicted drug dealers.

Nice goin', Frank.
Let's run those names

through every crime file
we can assess, all right?

Yes, sir.

A workout always
makes you feel better, huh, guys?

Thanks a lot.
right, captain.

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h

right.

Here's the
little morsel you ordered, sir.

It's always a
pleasure to do business with you, sir.

Miss braddock,

my name is Luis creighton acuna.

I do a considerable
amount of... business in your country.

Many law enforcement
officials, like your father,

know of me.

I move large quantities...

Of expensive merchandise...

Back and forth across the border.

Now what...

Might be the most
efficient means of transportation...

To accomplish that?

Astro command, Douglas speaking.

Captain, it's Amy.

Amy? Honey, are
you all right? Where are you?

I-i don't know where I am.

Can you talk?

Well, he's...

The person who kidnapped me is here.

And he wants me to
tell you what his ransom demand is.

What is it?

It's blue thunder.
He wants the helicopter.

You'll be contacted tomorrow
with the details of where to deliver it.

Otherwise...

Otherwise, they k*ll me.

Honey, I'll work it out.

We're gonna get
you outta there, Amy. I promise.

daddy,
I'm scared.

we'll get you
outta there. I promise. You just...

what do you

think, frank?
I don't know.

He's been on the
phone for hours. The sun's coming up.

How many people
does he have to talk to at apex?

Bubba, how're
you coming with those names?

These guys got records as long as I am.

And they've all served

time in the Mexican
prison for running dope.

mexico? Frank.

I just got off the phone with

Washington. I must've gotten
half of apex out of bed.

And?

never mind,

captain. i
know what they said.

"It is the..." "It's
the position of the government...

That if the country allows itself

to be held for ransom,
then nobody'd be safe."

I agree with that.

\-
hyes,

sir.

If I can't, I should...
I should step aside. I should go home...

And let
somebody else do this job and...

And I m not about to do that, Frank.

Of course, knowing

something's right doesn't
guarantee that...

That you can deal with it.

You're dealing
with it just fine, captain.

Frank...

I wanna... wanna thank you for not...

For not fighting me on this thing.

For not saying all those things that...

That wouldn't have helped anyway.

Yes, sir.

Please...

Okay, here it is here.
Here it is here again.

what'd he say?
Apex said no deal.

Eh, they're all heart.

well, we think we're

onto somethin' here, Frank.
What is it?

We've cross-referenced
every single file on these guys.

Now there's one thing
that appears in each of them at least once.

That is the code name "cobra."

Cobra, what is that?

It's a man... a
heavy-duty drug dealer in Mexico.

And no one knows his

name, where he lives,
or how he operates.

The narcs keep tryin' to get close,

but the last four agents
who tracked him down were all k*lled.

Drug trafficking.

Now, now. It's easy to understand

why blue thunder would
be such a prize...

For someone who's
peddling dope across the border.

How we gonna get
this guy? Mexico's a big place.

Well, I guess I could go talk to Rosie.

I don't wanna
talk to Rosie, but I will.

That's a great idea.
who's Rosie?

If this cobra
dude's in Mexico, Rosie would

know about it.

who's
Rosie?

Rosie's ex was a
biggie with the Mexican syndicate.

She lives in L.A., but
she's got connections all over Mexico.

Rosie puts out
the word, we can find out a lot.

And Rosie would do anything

for ski. well,
then go talk to her.

Yeah. For the captain,
I will. But that's the only reason!

Ski!

¡Mi Amor! Mi corazón!

Rosie! Rosie!

Rosie, you haven't changed a bit.

Oh, ski! how
you been doin', rosie?

Oh, lonesome, querido.
I've been missing you.

He's been missing you too, Rosie.

Is that true, ski?

yeah.
Sure.

And he has a
very important question to ask.

Oh, ski.

-
rosie...

¿sí? Do you know
anything about a guy named cobra?

Is that what you came here
to ask me? Rosie, it's really important.

The captain's
daughter's been kidnapped.

And we think
this guy cobra's behind it.

The cobra... he's very bad news.

Can you tell us anything about him?

No, nothing. Nobody knows.

It doesn't pay to
go around asking questions either.

How about these guys?

Mmm, no. I don't know any of them.

- Think you could find out?
- Maybe.

You leave these
with me. I'll-I'll see what I can do.

But, uh, remember, querido,

that after this, you are mine.

- Deal?
- Deal.

Okay, baby, you got it!

Comida.

Oh, gracias. de nada.

¿Cómo se llama?

Jaime. ¿Y usted?

Me llamo Amy.

mucho
gusto, Amy.

- ¿Qué pasó?
- Mi tobillo. Mucho dolor.

- ¿Aquí?
- Sí.

Well, we drew a blank with the cobra,

but Rosie came up with

some information about
one of the suspects.

A muscle guy named Johnny irons.

He was spotted last
night down in a bar in Los pablos.

We should tell braddock.

He could contact the
authorities in Mexico.

That'll take a day just to go through

bureaucratic details, and
we don't have a day.

what
else can we do?

- Hello.
- Chaney.

Yes?

I'm calling you
because I think we can strike a bargain.

Who is this?

You have something I
want, and I have something you want.

i'm listening.

I know your government will
not give up blue thunder.

That's why I'm calling you

directly.
go ahead.

I've done my homework on you, chaney.

I know what kind of man you are.

You don't
particularly care about rules,

and the machine
has little value to you...

When compared to a human life.

Deliver blue thunder to me,

and I will release your
captain's daughter.

Wait a minute.
How do I know she's even alive?

She won't be alive
much longer, unless you do as I say.

Copy these coordinates...

114 degrees west by 32 degrees north.

You fly blue thunder
there and await my instructions.

If you don't, the girl dies...

By 1600 hours today.

Wait a minute. That's
just three hours from now. We don't have...

That was the cobra.

Okay. I closed the
blinds. I said there was a glare.

He's tied up
in a long-distance call for

about 10 minutes.
good work, j.J.

Frank, I'd feel a lot

better if I knew why
you were doing this.

Believe me. You don't wanna know.

Let's go, jafo.
that's

what i
was afraid of.

We just crossed into Mexico, Frank.

No turning back now.
i sure hope this works.

Well, with bubba
and ski heading to Los pablos,

maybe they can find Johnny
irons and get some information from him.

Meantime, we just follow the

cobra's instructions and
try to buy some time.

Good day to you, padres.

May I ask what
you are bringing in to Mexico?

Food and clothing for the mission

at Los pablos. we
are running late, my son.

His work must not be delayed.

- Wait.
- what do you mean, "wait"?

We wanna get there before it gets dark.

Patience... is a virtue, father ski.

I'm sorry, padre, but I have been

instructed to inspect every
vehicle that passes here.

No exceptions.

This is embarrassing for me, padre.

But if I don't look, and
someone finds out, I could lose my job.

- Food and clothing.
- For the needy.

Uh, obviously.

Vaya con dios, padres.

Bless you.

Father ski?

114 degrees by 32 degrees.
I'd say we're directly overhead now.

Just a barren piece of Mexican desert.

I don't get this.
There's no one within miles of here.

Yeah, well, I'm betting
he's gonna move us around a little.

See if we're alone, or
we have a small army hiding someplace.

Blue thunder, good afternoon.

I'm glad you
decided to accept my offer.

When do I get to see Amy braddock?

Proceed now to this location...


I repeat,
when do I get to see the girl?

We're collecting money for the poor.

For all the poor souls who
are less fortunate than these gentlemen.


gracias. God bless you, my son.

Raise you 100. Cost you 150.

A lost soul.

for the needy?

Excuse me, gentlemen. We

thought you might like
to ante up for the poor.

How about
donating your pot... into our pot?

And I raise you one peso, amigo.

Stealing is a sin.

Father, I think we have
a man who needs to make a confession.

Father, I
don't think he's worth saving.

Where's captain braddock's daughter?

Cops! They're cops!

They're cops!

Where's the cobra?

i
don't know!

I don't know!

Come on! Where is she?

Hey! forgive me, father.

where's
the cobra? I don't know!

I got the information.
our work is finished here, father.

Vaya con dios, my sons.
bless you.

He said Amy's being held

at a ranch about 10
kilometers south of here.

It's the only hacienda in the area.

How'd you get
him to tell you all of that?

The lord works in mysterious ways.

You bit him, didn't you?

come in.

sir?
Yes, j.J.?

You know, I never knew why

you had pictures of
roses in your office.

Is that what you
came in here to ask me about?

No, I just,
uh, saw you looking at them.

My wife grew roses.
It was a passion with her.

She won those
ribbons. I was very proud of her.

You don't talk much about your wife.

No. Even after
six years, it still hurts.

She was a
wonderful woman, wonderful mother.

It's funny, the older Amy
gets, the more she... reminds me of her.

Well, what did you want, j.J.?

Sir, I just wanted to tell

you that blue thunder
unit radioed in and, um,

they're assisting
the fire department down in tustin.

There was a
construction accident, and, um, well...

- Cut it out, j.J.
- Sir?

They're nowhere near tustin, are they?

No.

If I guess
right, they're somewhere in Mexico.

I saw them go. I didn't try

to stop them. I knew
what they were doing.

I haven't informed anybody,
nor have I told the Mexican government.

So, I'm in
this just as deep as any of you.

Junior to papa. Go ahead, junior.

We're heading south on the coast road.

Found out acuna's got some

kind of hacienda about


but we don't
know whether Amy's still there.

- Can you help us?

- I wish I could, but there
was no sign of Amy...

At the first contact point.

We're airborne to the next one now.

Acuna may show up with
Amy, or he may go on playing games.

The best thing for you
guys to do is go on to that hacienda.

That's just what
we were waitin' to hear, papa.

Talk to you when the smoke clears.

- Okay, Frank,
we're at the correct location.

- We set down again.

This could get monotonous.

Somewhere out there, somebody saw

us come down, is reporting
to the cobra right now.

Well, well, well. We have visitors.

Blue thunder, do you read me now?

This is blue thunder. We read you.

Please wait in
the helicopter until I arrive.

My men will keep an eye on you.

What about captain braddock's daughter?

You will be
with her in a very short time.

You have my word on that.

I'm going to get the helicopter.

Take the girl into the field...

And k*ll her.

- Sir?
- Yes?

commander
henley. Commander.

Look, Ed,
this isn't gonna be easy for me.

I was asked to come down here

and find out exactly
where blue thunder is.

I don't think
that's anyone's concern but mine.

Blue thunder belongs
to apex, not the police department.

We assigned you to this unit.

Yeah, you report to apex, but

we can yank you outta
here any time we want.

That helicopter
went to Mexico, didn't it?

- Yes.
- For what reason?

Well, I assume
to try to rescue my daughter.

Are you saying you didn't authorize it?

Well, commander, I saw

them leave, and I didn't
try to stop them.

That clearly implies authorization.

That's the very reason that no one

wanted you left in charge
of this investigation.

Investigation?
There's no investigation.

All this is, is a situation in

which all of my instincts,
all of my training,

all of my experience
told me to act like a policeman,

but in spite of all of
that, thank god, I acted like a father.

Now if that makes me a
bad cop, or it makes me a weak commander,

you can have that.

I'll tell the chief I talked to you.

And that I agree with your decision.

Tie her!

If my head didn't hurt where
you hit me, I might be sorry about this.

Please, I'd
like to speak to senor acuna.

Senor acuna is gone.

He gave his orders and left.

Well, listen. I'd like a cigarette.

At least you can do that.

k*ll her!

As soon as you're
loose, get behind bubba and lay down!

Gentlemen, please step

out of the helicopter
with your hands up.

Where is Amy
braddock? When will I see her?

In a few minutes.

When you exit the

helicopter, go to the
vehicle on your right.

My men will then escort you to

my hacienda where you
will see the young lady.

How do I know she's even still alive?

Show me the
girl first. Then we'll get out.

Chaney, let's stop playing games.

If you're not out
now, the girl will die in five minutes.

You're not in a very
good bargaining position, my friend.

I suggest you follow my orders.

- Are we gonna do it, Frank?
- We don't have a choice.

-blue thunder, this is ski!
- Thank you for using good sense.

Frank, it's a setup!
They don't have Amy! Ski does!

Fire!

Fire at the rotor!


what the hell was that?

- We're being hit
by armor-piercing b*ll*ts! -

back to the ranch!

Ski to blue thunder! Do you read?

- We need help!
- ski, where are you?

Acuna's hacienda. You can't miss it.

It's a big white
house about four miles southwest...

Of where you were
when we checked with you last.

Ski, hang in there. We're on our way.

There's Amy.

bubba, ski. - She's all right.

Get Amy to the van.
I'll be right behind you.

We got a little unfinished business.

frank, you're
not doing... That's right, jafo.

We're gonna go get ourselves a snake.

- There he is, jafo.

- Yeah. Him and his
armor-piercing b*ll*ts.

Policía federales.
Inspector Garcia, por favor.

Inspector, this is blue thunder again.

Our position is 31 degrees


Acuna and his
men are making a run for it.

South, across the border. Their

vehicles are out of commission,
so they can't get far.

If you move fast,
you can pick 'em up. Thanks.

Once again, our apologies.

Scratch one cobra.

- I'll get on
the horn to the captain now.

- Yeah.

Tell him we're on
our way home with precious cargo.

Oh, dad.

It's all right, sweetheart.

Everything's gonna be all right now.

Thanks.